Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine. Written from the Diary of J. B. Moody, Private VX13091, A.I.F.

Idriess, Ion L.; from the diary of J. B. Moody (Private VX13091, A.I.F.)

Verlag: Angus and Robertson (1955), Sydney, 1955

Beschreibung

No signatures. Some foxing and dust stains to top page edges. A large tear right across front panel of dust-jacket. Some other chips and tears up to 1" to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Sixth printing, 1955 (the first printing was in 1945). x, 232, [1] pages + frontispiece + 16 illustrations on 8 plate leaves. Brown boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 184 x 122mm. "This is the story of Horrie, who was found as a queer little homeless pup in the Western Desert and became a true Digger. It has been put into its present form by Ion Idriess, who had it from the diary of Horrie's master, Pte J. B. Moody, Machine Gun Battalion, and from others of his friends." - from dust-jacket blurb. Selected contents: Introducing the Desert, the Pup, and the Rebels; The Wog-Dog Enlists; The Wog-Dog embarks for the Front; The Wog-Dog under fire; The Wog-Dog conquers Greece; The Hell of War; The Bitter Retreat; Horrie Survives Shipwreck; We Lose Murchie; Horrie falls in love; The Hazards of Peace; The Stowaway; The Aussie-Dog. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 19361

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt...

Verlag: Angus and Robertson (1955), Sydney

Erscheinungsdatum: 1955

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good+

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor